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Question about Mini-DVDs

suasponte — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 11:41:14 -0800

How do I copy Mini-DVDs without a DVD burner? (more) I have a Sony Mini-DVD camcorder. I don't intend on doing much (if any) editing, so the Mini-DVD format works well for me (as opposed to a camera with a hard drive). But, I'd like to find a way to make more than one copy of the DVDs I create, i.e. for family, etc. But, my computer does not have a DVD burner. Is there some kind of relatively inexpensive stand-alone DVD burner that would work well for my (limited) purposes? Any other options I'm not thinking of?

Video Conversion Problem

DudeAsInCool — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 21:53:12 -0800

How can I get mini-dvd video footage on to my Mac when I don't have a mini-dvd player & the format isn't compatable on a Mac? Someone has offered me a project. They have shot several hours of video footage on mini-dvd and would like me to combine them on to one disc, add titles, etc, and then make multiple copies for the group. This is a problem as I don't have a mini dvd player, and the IMac doesnt have a mini-dvd driver. In addition, I have no idea what to charge. Any body have any ideas--hourly rate? $X per copy?

Using Sony mini-DVD camcorder with mac?

esquire — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:17:46 -0800

How can I use my Sony mini-DVD camcorder with my mac (and iMovie or Final Cut)? I have a sharp-looking Sony DVD-101 that appears to make great movies, but I switched over to mac a long time ago specifically so that I could use the mac movie-editing software, and my camcorder does not appear to be compatible at all: There is no mac software with the camcorder, the camcorder does not have a firewire port, and the USB 2.0 connection is not recognized by iMovie.

On the web, people have described the situation as hopeless. Does anyone on MeFi know a fix or a workaround, so that I do not have to keep buying these expensive Sony mini-DVDs?